Wafangdian City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province, administered by Dalian City, is located in the south of Liaoning Province, northwest of Dalian City, on the central-western side of the Liaodong Peninsula, in the warm-temperate continental monsoon climate zone, adjacent to three districts (cities), with a total area of 3,793.53 square kilometers. As of October 2022, Wafangdian has 11 streets, 13 towns, 6 townships, and 2 ethnic townships under its jurisdiction. As of the end of 2020, Wafangdian City had a household population of 911,010 (excluding Changxingdao Street and Exchange Island Street, which are administered by Changxingdao Economic Zone).
Qing Guangxu 27 years (1901), the East Qing Railway (today's big line) trial, set up a station, named after the building and store, take the name of the station "Wafangdian" became the name of the place. In the second year of the Republic of China (1913), the change of Fuzhou for Fuxian; in August 1954, belonging to Liaoning Province; in January 1959, belonging to the Brigade City; in December 1968, resumed belonging to the Brigade City (present-day Dalian); in January 1985, approved by the State Council, the abolition of the Fuzhou County, the establishment of the city of Wafangdian (county); in April 1985, Wafangdian City was officially established for the Liaoning Province, the jurisdiction of the county-level city, by the city of Dalian, the proxy tube. Wafangdian was founded in April 1985.
The main attractions of Wafangdian include General Stone, Xianshui Bay, Longmen Hot Spring Tourist Resort, and Dalian Xiangzhou Tourist Resort.In January 2021, Wafangdian was selected to be on the list of "Nominated Cities for National Civilized Cities in the Creation Cycle of 2021-2023".On 18 February 2021, Wafangdian was selected to be on the list of "Nominated Cities for National Civilized Cities in the Creation Cycle of 2021-2023". On February 18, 2021, Wafangdian City was selected as one of the "Advanced Counties of National Village Cleaning Action in 2020". on May 27, 2021, Wafangdian City was selected as one of the "First Batch of National Typical List of County Football". on December 29, 2022, Wafangdian City was selected as one of the "Four Good Rural Roads" in 2022. On December 29, 2022, Wafangdian City was selected as one of the 2022 "Four Good Rural Roads" National Demonstration Counties.
In 2022, Wafangdian City will realize a GDP of 69.02 billion yuan, an increase of 3%.